MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs 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 numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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