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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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