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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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