MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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