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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education enable
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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