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
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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