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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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