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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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