MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iran to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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