MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in 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
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
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