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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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