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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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