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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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