MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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