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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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