MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
key 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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