MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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