MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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