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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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