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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
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 online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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