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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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