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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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