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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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