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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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