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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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