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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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