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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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