MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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