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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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