MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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