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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major 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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