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
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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