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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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