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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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