MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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