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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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