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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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