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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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