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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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