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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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