MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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