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
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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