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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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