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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners 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 numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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