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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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