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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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