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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses 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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