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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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