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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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