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
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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