MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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