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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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