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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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