MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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