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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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