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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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