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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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