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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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