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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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