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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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