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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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