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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner 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
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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