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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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