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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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