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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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