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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes 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.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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