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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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