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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
India to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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