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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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