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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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