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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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