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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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