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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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