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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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