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 is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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