MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning enable
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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