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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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