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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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