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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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