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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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