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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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