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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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