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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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