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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the authoritative 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 new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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