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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
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 a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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