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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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