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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Togo to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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