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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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