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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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