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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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