MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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