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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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