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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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