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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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