MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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