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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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