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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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