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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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