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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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