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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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