MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with 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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