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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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