MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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