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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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