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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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