MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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