MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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