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 Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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