MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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