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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
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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