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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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