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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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