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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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