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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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