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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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