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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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