MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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