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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Anguilla to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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