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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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