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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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