MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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