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 Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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