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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany 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
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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