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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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