MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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