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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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