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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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