MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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