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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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