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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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