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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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