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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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