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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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