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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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