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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
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 classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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