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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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