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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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