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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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