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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
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.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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