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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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