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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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