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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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