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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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