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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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