MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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 is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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