MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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