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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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