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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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