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
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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