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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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