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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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