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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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