MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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