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
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major 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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