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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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