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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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