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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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