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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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