MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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