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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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