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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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