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
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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