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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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