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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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