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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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