MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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