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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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