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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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