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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses 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 MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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