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
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Romania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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