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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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