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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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