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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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