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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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