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
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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