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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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