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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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