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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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