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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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