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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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