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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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