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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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