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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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