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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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