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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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