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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
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.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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