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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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