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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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