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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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