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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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