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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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