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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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