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 Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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