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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
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 courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
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