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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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