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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Finland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key 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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