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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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