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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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