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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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