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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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