MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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