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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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