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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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