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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all over 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.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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