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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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