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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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 MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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