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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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