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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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