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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in 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.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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