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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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