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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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