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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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