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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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