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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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