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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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