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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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