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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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