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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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