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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
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