MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key 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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