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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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