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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
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 online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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