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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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