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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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