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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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