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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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