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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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