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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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