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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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