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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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