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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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