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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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