MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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