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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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