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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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