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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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