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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in 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
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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