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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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