MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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