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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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