MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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