MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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