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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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