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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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