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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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