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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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