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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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