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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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