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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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