MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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