MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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