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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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