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
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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