MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
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
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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