MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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