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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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