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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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