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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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