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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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