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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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