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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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