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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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