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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Finland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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