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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Panama to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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