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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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