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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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