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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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