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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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