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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students 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 variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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