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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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