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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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