MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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