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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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