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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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