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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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