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
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing 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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