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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key 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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