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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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