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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
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 online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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