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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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