MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
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.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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