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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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