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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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