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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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