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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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