MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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