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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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