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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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