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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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