MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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