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
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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