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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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