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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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