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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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