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 is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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