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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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