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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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