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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate 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 massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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