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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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