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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
