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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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