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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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