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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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