MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
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 massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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