MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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