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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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