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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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