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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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