MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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