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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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