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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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