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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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