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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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