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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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