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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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