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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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