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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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