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 Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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