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
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key 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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