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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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