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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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