MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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