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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major 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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