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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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