MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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