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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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