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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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