MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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