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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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