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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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