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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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