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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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