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 Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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