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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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