MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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