MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
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 numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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