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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
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
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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