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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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