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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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