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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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