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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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