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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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