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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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