MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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