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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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