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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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