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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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