MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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