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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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