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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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