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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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