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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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