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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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