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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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