MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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