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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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