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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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