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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
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.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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