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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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