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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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