MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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