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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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