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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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