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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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