MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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