MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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