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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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