MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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