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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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