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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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