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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
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
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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