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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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