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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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