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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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