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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
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 issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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