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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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