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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
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