MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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