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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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