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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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