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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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