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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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