MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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