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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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