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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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