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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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