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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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