MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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