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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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