MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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