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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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