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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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