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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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