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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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