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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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