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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
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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