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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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