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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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