MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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