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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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