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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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