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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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