MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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