MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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