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
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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