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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student 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
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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