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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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