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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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