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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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