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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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