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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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