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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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