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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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