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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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