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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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