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 is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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