MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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