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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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