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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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