MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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