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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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