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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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