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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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