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 is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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