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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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