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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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