MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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