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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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