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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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