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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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