MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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