MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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