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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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