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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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