MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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