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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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