MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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