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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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