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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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