MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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