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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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