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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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