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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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