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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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