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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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