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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
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.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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