MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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