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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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