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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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