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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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