MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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