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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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