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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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