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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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