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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
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 MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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