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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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