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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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