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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
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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