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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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