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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
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
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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