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 is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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