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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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