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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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