MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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