MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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