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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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