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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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