MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
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.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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