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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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