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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
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