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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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