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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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