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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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