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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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