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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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