MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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