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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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