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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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