MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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