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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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