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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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