MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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