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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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