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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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