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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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