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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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