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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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