MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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