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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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