MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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