MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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