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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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