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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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