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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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