MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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