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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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