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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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