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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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