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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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