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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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