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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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