MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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