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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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