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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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