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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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