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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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