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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes 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 MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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