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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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