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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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