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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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