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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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