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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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